The purpose of the company is to provide services and advice in the fields of business management, human resources, marketing and communication; the provision of services in the fields of taxation, fiduciary, financial as well as audit and accounting. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire, hold, sell or finance companies of any kind, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may acquire, hold and sell real estate, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE. It may engage in all commercial activities directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company. It may take all measures of a nature to promote the purpose of the company or which are related thereto. The company may, in the interest of group companies or any of them (including group companies that hold it, directly or indirectly, as well as their direct or indirect subsidiaries), enter into contracts and, in particular, grant loans or other forms of financing to these group companies and provide all kinds of securities for their obligations, including through pledges, transfers or assignments for security purposes of the company's assets or through guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not.